Category: <span>S Corporations</span>

Year End Medical Plan Strategies

Year End Medical Plan Strategies

Year End Medical Plan Strategies All small-business owners with one to 49 employees should have a medical plan in their business. Sure, the tax law does not require you to have a plan, but you should. Most of the tax rules that apply to medical plans are...
“Deduct 100 Percent of Your Business Meals under New Rules”

“Deduct 100 Percent of Your Business Meals under New Rules”

Deduct 100 Percent of Your Business Meals under New Rules Now, thanks to a new law enacted December 27, 2020, new IRS regulations, and a new IRS notice (yep, all three are new), you have fresh opportunities for writing off 100 percent of your business meals. For 2021...
Five things to know about employing your spouse.

Five things to know about employing your spouse.

Five things to know about employee in your spouse 1. Pay Your Spouse Tax-Free Employee Benefits, Not Taxable Wages   You’ll realize no tax savings if you put your spouse on the payroll and pay him or her cash wages.  Employee wages you pay your spouse are fully...
Q&A: PPP Forgiveness Answers for S Corporation Owner-Employees

Q&A: PPP Forgiveness Answers for S Corporation Owner-Employees

Q&A: PPP Forgiveness Answers for S Corporation Owner-Employees  Tax law definitions do not apply to much of the PPP, making it new ground for owners of S corporations. Here are answers to four questions of concern to many S corporation owners. 1. Spouse Owns S...
Congress Reinstates Expired Tax Provisions

Congress Reinstates Expired Tax Provisions

The big five tax breaks that most likely impact yourForm 1040 Congress let many tax provisions expire on December 31, 2017, making them dead for your already-filed 2018 tax returns. In what has become a much too common practice, Congress resurrected the dead...
Can the IRS Require Odometer Readings with the Mileage Rate?

Can the IRS Require Odometer Readings with the Mileage Rate?

Can the IRS Require Odometer Readings with the Mileage Rate? Do you claim your business miles at the IRS optional rate? If so, imagine you are now being audited by the IRS for your business mileage. The IRS has requested odometer readings for your vehicle. You might...